What is difference beween independent "of" and "from"?
2006-08-05 21:45:09 · 9 answers · asked by papermoon 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
of - expressing an origin or a cause, material or substance or belonging.
from - expression followed by person, place, time, object.
2006-08-05 22:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by lonestar (kay) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess 'from' is geographical only, while 'of' is belonging to a group
Bill of Isreal, that's a country and a people
Sam from America, it's the guy same from the states
but who knows
I guess my own personal use is, if I want to attribute a bit of tradition/prestige to a person's origins
Jesus of Nazarth
2006-08-06 04:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by ryandebraal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the US is independent from the UK
puerto rico is independent of the US
2006-08-06 04:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both mean the same thing. However, independent from,,,,, is incorrect and independent of..... is proper.
2006-08-06 04:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by anthrotistic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of shows a clause as a certain item or object from tends to refer to places or groups.
2006-08-06 04:55:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of generally means "belonging to" and from generally tends to mean more "born, once housed" ... at leat that is what I think and understand
2006-08-06 04:48:33 · answer #6 · answered by Hyphon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-06 04:47:49 · answer #7 · answered by chris m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
independent of----a nation
independent from----worries
2006-08-06 04:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by vasan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Of">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/of
"From">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/from
2006-08-06 04:48:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋